Fr. Hien's Weekly Letter 08/29/21

My Dear Parishioners,
     How are you doing?  Please know that we are blessed to be alive and to be healthy.  Let us pray for all those who are sick, especially those with deadly diseases and viruses.  No one likes to be sick or be treated as a sick person.  Let us love all people, including the sick, the infirm, and the unborn. 
     This week, every registered family will receive their up-to-date financial statement from January 1st to August 15th, 2021, in the mail.  Thank you for your contribution to our church and school.  Those who give faithfully, yes,  you are the bread provider to our church and school with your time, talent, and treasure.  Yes, our students are in debt to you for you and providing them with their Catholic education.  None  of them can pay for the costs of their education and formation.  Please know that we all have the responsibility to care for and to take care of what we have, especially providing the Catholic education to our children and grandchildren.  God calls all of us to be loving community so that we may do good to one another.  God bless us all.
     In your letter, you will also receive the church and school's financial reports along with details on the buildings' rental fees.  Please read them and share with your family members so that they too may know that it does cost to have our church, school, and many facilities.  Again, only registered parishioners get the special rates--the discounted rate without providing insurance for their event, unless it's for a business event.  They also get to use the facilities first, then non-registered Catholics and non-profit organizations second, then lastly the businesses.  To be a good parishioner/Catholic, a person must register at a parish and contribute of their time, talent, and treasure.  God Bless you all and I love you all,  Fr. Hien